Preconstruction Manager

PCL; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PCL, a leading construction company in Glendale, CA, invites an experienced Preconstruction Manager to join our team. You will guide pursuits, contribute to estimates, and help shape proposals with senior colleagues, delivering value on complex projects.

You will lead design reviews, coordinate across disciplines, mentor project teams, ensure safety, schedule, and budget adherence, and support client engagements from concept through completion.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary education or training in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive construction experience with multiple contract delivery types.
• 2–5 years as construction manager leading projects and mentoring teams.
• 12–24 months of estimating or related experience.
• Expert knowledge of safety and environmental principles, procedures, and legislation.
• Experience with diverse project types, delivery methods, and scheduling.
• Knowledge of construction laws and building codes and application thereof.
• Experience leading meetings with clients, consultants, and internal staff; presenting to clients.
• Ability to identify opportunities and mitigate risks on complex projects.
• Experience establishing, implementing, and monitoring cost and change management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead pursuit and preconstruction activities to contribute to estimate, proposal, and/or presentation.
• Provide overall leadership and support for several small projects or one very large project with high complexity.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a quality management plan and quality culture with stakeholder buy-in.
• Manage design reviews and resolve design-team concerns regarding compliance, scope, cost, and coordination.
• Monitor and coordinate design documentation reviews and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Oversee progress payments to clients and trade contractors and monitor progress.
• Supervise, direct, train, and mentor project teams across sites.
• Ensure site inspections, witness commissioning, and sign-off on systems.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Risk management

Cost control

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

Postsecondary education in engineering or construction management

Job description

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At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We’re a community of builders committed to building better communities. That’s why we’re always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what’s next in our industry.

We’re also looking ahead at what’s next for you. We’re ready to help you build a career you’ll love — one where you get to use your best talents as you discover new ones along the way. If you can picture yourself working with a team that enjoys tackling challenges while encouraging each other to succeed, then you belong at PCL.

If you see yourself growing with PCL as a Preconstruction Manager, apply to this posting and we’ll consider you for future opportunities.

Once you apply, our recruitment team will review your application and contact you if your experience is a good fit for the position. In the meantime, sign up for our talent community so you can be the first to know about PCL opportunities.

Here’s how a Preconstruction Managercontributes to our team:

• Leads to secure new work by participating as part of core pursuit/preconstruction team to contribute to estimate, proposal, and/or presentation.
• Provides overall leadership and support for several small projects or one very large project with high complexity. Accountable for safety, budget, quality, schedule, and profitability performance.
• Oversees the development and implementation of a quality management plan and quality culture with stakeholder buy-in.
• Manages and monitors team’s review of design and seeks resolution from the design team with respect to compliance, scope creep, cost optimization, code requirements, procurement, safety in design, construction sequencing, and constructability.
• Manages and monitors review of design documentation, leveraging the necessary team members, and seeks resolution from the design team with respect to level of design completeness, accuracy, and quality as applicable to various design stages and construction.
• Manages and monitors areas identified from the design documents that require interdisciplinary coordination, scope gaps, and technical risk.
• Oversees and verifies progress preparation payments to clients and trade contractors, and monitors progress.
• Monitors timely reviews of subcontractors’ submittals for compliance with scope, design documentation, and coordination with other disciplines.
• Supervises, directs, trains, and mentors project team, including direct and indirect reports on the same or multiple sites.
• Ensures project team representation at site inspection by the design team for installation deficiencies, and witnesses and signs off on systems commissioning.
• Critically evaluates information from company operations and support departments and challenges the process as needed.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary education or training in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive construction experience with multiple contract delivery types as a leader and mentor preferred.
• 2–5 years as construction manager with demonstrated experience leading successful projects and contributing to the district in a leadership capacity preferred.
• 12–24 months of estimating or related experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge and application of safety and environment principles/ procedures/legislation.
• Experience with diverse project types, delivery and construction methods, and sequencing and timelines.
• Expert knowledge of and ability to apply project construction laws and building codes and to leverage such knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing others and many construction project facets, including multiple scope coordination. Experience leading and assessing trade performance.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective project meetings with customer, consultants, and internal employees; experience presenting at client meetings or for project pursuit.
• Ability to identify opportunities and mitigate potential risks on complex construction projects.
• Experience establishing, implementing, and monitoring cost and change management processes.

PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment‑related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

The salary range for this position is $183,700 and $230,000 per annum, based on experience and qualifications.

Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us [e-mail] the position and location you are interested in.

Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!